Category: Identity Politics
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Is There a Correlation Between Woke-ness in White people and Lotion Use?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I need your help. Recently I was having a discussion with a Black male friend of mine and he was telling me that his white girlfriend doesn’t use lotion. “What do you mean she doesn’t use lotion?” I asked, genuinely confused. “She doesn’t use lotion after she showers,” he said, his voice…
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Happy Loving Day!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Pardon my absence yesterday, but I figured you wouldn’t mind the delay because it’s Loving Day!!! In my world, Loving Day qualifies as a day of celebration because it’s the day the Supreme Court struck down all anti-miscegenation laws, making it legal to marry across racial and ethnic lines in all 50…
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Friday Favorites: THINX Gets Diversity Right in Ads
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s Friday, so that means I get to share some of my favorite things. And today I want to talk about, period panties. Sorry if that grosses you out, but period panties are a thing and a necessary thing at that if you’re a woman between the ages of say 12 and…
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Black Baby Dolls Galore, but We Still Need More Diversity on the Shelf
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I was shopping at Target yesterday, killing time while babygirl was at a birthday party and picking up a few things we needed at home, like a door mat for Baldwin to wipe his muddy paws when he comes in the house (By the way, Baldwin is fast becoming the best part…
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The Meltingpot Got a Makeover – But We’re Not Quite Done Yet
Hello Meltingpot Readers, How do you like our new look here at My American Meltingpot? I decided I wanted to update the design in honor of my return to blogging after an almost two-year hiatus. I hope you like our snazzy new logo, designed by Mt. Airy-based graphic designer extraordinaire, Tesia Barone of Killer B.…
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Colorism in the Mixed-Race Family
Hello Meltingpot Readers, When you think of colorism, what’s the first community you think of? Is it the African-American community, with their #teamlightskin #teamdarkskin hashtags? Is it the the Latinx community, considering baseball legend Sammy Sosa and hip hop star Amara La Negra keep making colorism headlines? Maybe when you think about colorism, your mind…
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#FridayFavorites: MTV’s Decoded and Diverse Beauty
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Today is Friday so I’m sharing some of my favorites. Actually, today I just want to tell you about the web series, Decoded. It’s not that new so many of you might be thinking, Ms. Meltingpot is so behind, but please don’t judge. I’m not one of those people who is always…
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Hillary Clinton, Implicit Bias and Why We’re All Racists
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Did you watch the debates last night? I did. I laughed, I cried, I threw my slipper at the TV. Overall, I thought Hillary Clinton did a fine job pretending she was actually in a presidential debate rather than the shit show she was forced to endure with Trump and his kindergarten…
